January 27th, 2016 (Wednesday)
[Topic] - BUILDING YOURSELF UP (3)
[Scripture] - Jude 1:20 (KJV), "But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost."
[Message] - Good morning ☺ The lines are fallen unto us in pleasant places (Ps. 16:6).
As we consider building ourselves up, there's a particular aspect that cannot be neglected, and that's a close personal relationship with the One who owns this dispensation, the Holy Spirit.
Jude 1:20, our anchor scripture, gives a direct step to building ourselves and that's praying in the Holy Spirit. This particular one, is a challenge for many, and the devil makes sure he does all he can to keep them from taking time out to act on this particular step. This is because when we speak the language of the Spirit, the devil doesn't understand, so he's confused when we pray. The best thing to do, then, is to try and stop them from praying in the Spirit at all.
Praying in the Spirit has many benefits, some of which are: we pray according to the will of God, the Holy Spirit helps us put our request before God with strong reasons, we give thanks well, personal edification. My personal favourite benefit is that when I speak in the language of the Spirit, I speak mysteries. Awesome!
The benefits of praying in the Spirit are innumerable. We should cultivate the habit of praying in the Spirit, for quality time. When we do this, particularly at the early hours of the day, we settle the rest of the day before God and there's nothing the devil can do about it.
The Holy Spirit is our companion, friend, and comforter. We should cultivate the habit of speaking to Him expressly in His own language. By so doing, we build ourselves.
PRACTICAL STEP :- Beginning from today, even if just for 30 minutes, take time to pray in the Spirit. If you have not been baptised in the Holy Ghost, ask for it. He promised to give to all who ask (Luke 11:13), however, the conditions must be met: Be born again, and ask in faith.
Further Bible Study :- Romans 8:26, I cor, 14.
Bible-in-one-year plan :- Matthew 7:1 - Matthew 9:26, Job 11:7-20.
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